Looking East: English Writing and the Ottoman Empire Before 1800 by G. Maclean
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0230019676 | 300 Pages | PDF | 1.72 MB
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0230019676 | 300 Pages | PDF | 1.72 MB
Looking East examines how English encounters with the Ottoman Empire helped shape national identities and imperial ambitions. Engagingly written in an accessible style, this book demonstrates how the so-called 'conflict of civilizations' separating the Muslim East from the Christian West is a false and dangerous myth.